Progress on Headquarters Construction Site

As we reported previously, the Ethiopian Government had given the Mossy Foot Treatment and Prevention Association (MFTPA) land for building a new headquarters. Unfortunately, it is not unusual in Africa for undeveloped land to be occupied by squatters and it is common that the land owners be obligated to relocate those pay for relocating those squatters before anything can be done with the land. At first thought, this might seem unfair, but the law is there to protect the poor from unfair treatment

Unfortunately, our present acreage has been and still is occupied by tenant farmers.d. Based on Jim and Sharon's recent trip, part of the tenant's house and his outhouse are on the property currently proposed for us. Pastor Zewedie, the pastor for MFTPA, is working on a plan to adjust the boundaries of our proposed site so the farmer can keep his house and outhouse, and we would get more land on another side of the property. If this works, it could mean we could start construction relatively soon, perhaps a few months. Please pray for progress and God's perfect timing and provision for Mossy Foot.